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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: chan.n,v 1.10 2007/07/03 09:36:26 dkf Exp $ +'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: chan.n,v 1.11 2007/10/24 14:29:38 dkf Exp $ .so man.macros .TH chan n 8.5 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" .BS @@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ while waiting for the data to arrive. If an application invokes \fBchan gets\fR or \fBchan read\fR on a blocking channel when there is no input data available, the process will block; until the input data arrives, it will not be able to service other events, so it will -appear to the user to ``freeze up''. With \fBchan event\fR, the +appear to the user to +.QW "freeze up" . +With \fBchan event\fR, the process can tell when data is present and only invoke \fBchan gets\fR or \fBchan read\fR when they won't block. .PP |